For far too long Nintendo and its evil DS has dominated the Japanese sales charts, and at times, has taken nearly all spots in the top 10. But in the newest sales numbers, Sony shows they are still in the thick of things in Japan by taking four of the top seven slots, two of which are the top two.1. Minna no Tennis (PS2) - 226,976/ *NEW
2. Rurouni Kenshin: Enjou! Kyoto Rinne (PS2) - 75,007/ *NEW
3. Final Fantasy III (DS) - 57,057 / 655,533
4. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) - 53,089 / 3,080,126
5. God Hand - 48,280 / *NEW
6. More Brain Age (DS) - 34,959 / 3,186,871
7. Ridge Racers 2 (PSP) - 28,232 / *NEW
8. Atama Scan (DS) - 27,890 / *NEW
9. Animal Crossing Wild World (DS) - 24,792 / 3,230,554
10. Cooking Navigator (DS) - 20,766 / 465,958
How refreshing is it to see a PSP title in the top 10 for the second week in a row? Very, my friends. Very.
(Via the NeoGAF forums)
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
9-22-2006 @ 2:29PM
daniel-kun said...
Ridge Racer_s_? Is that a fake? :-)
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9-22-2006 @ 2:45PM
wii the people said...
I have a disposition towards Nintendo but don't really consider myself a fanboy since I've owned a PS2, a PSP, and an Xbox 360. However, I think we should all own up to the fact that if any of the Big 3 could be considered "evil" Nintendo is a distant third, harmlessly taking candy from babies, nay toddlers, while Sony and Microsoft run rampant, drop-kicking puppies into old ladies and consistently asking out the ugly fat chick down the street only to cancel at the last minute. Good for the PSP, but don't try to pretend it's not the evil one.
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9-22-2006 @ 3:44PM
Silver R. Wolfe said...
@ Wii the People
Were you around during the SNES days? Nintendo was very evil.
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9-22-2006 @ 4:30PM
BPM? said...
All companies are equally evil. That's just how the business world is.
Nintendo is evil. Sony is evil. Microsoft is evil. Et cetera.
Don't let your fanboyish/fangirlism blind you to the truth.
But, we don't like the systems we do for the business practices, right? We like them for the games they play, yes?
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9-22-2006 @ 8:33PM
ronturon said...
glad to see the tables turned even for a short time.
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9-22-2006 @ 11:39PM
Claudius said...
@1: In Japan, our beloved Ridge Racer is actually known as Ridge RacerS. For real!
Funny how RR2 was the only PSP game on the top 10, though. Now I understand why Namco decided to release the game just with new tracks and songs: They knew it would sell. And it did. A lot.
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